Review Articles and Tenses

Grammar II
Prof. Carolina Raso

ARTICLES REVIEW
A) Complete the second sentence using 2 - 5 words and keeping the same meanings
1) Jim is a very good pianist.

Jim .................................... very well.
2) Poor people need help from the Government.
The Government should ........................................ poor.
3) Helen’s bike is faster than everyone else’s.
Helen’s ............................................................... fastest.
4) The film was about an artist’s life.
The film ....................................................... of an artist.
5) The school term finishes today.
This is ............................................... of the school term.
6) Sue conducts the orchestra.
Sue is .................................................... of the orchestra.
7) The Australian capital is Canberra.
Canberra ..................................................... of Australia.
8) My friends gave me a wonderful present.
................................................. my friends gave me was wonderful.
9) We saw a very entertaining film last night.
................................................................ was very entertaining.
10) I didn’t expect to see George.
George was .................................................. I expected to see.
B) Complete with the correct article where necessary
......... friend of mine, Sally Milton, wanted to become ........ dancer when she was .........
little girl. ......... every morning before ............. school, she used to practise in ......... living
room at ......... home. Since ......... dancers need ........ lots of ....... exercise, she used to
go to ......... gym three times ........ week. In the end, she got ....... job in ....... theatre
company and became ....... actress. In ......... fact, ......... last week I saw her in ........
programme on ....... television!
C) Correct the mistakes and explain your choices
1) Have you ever visited United Kingdom?

2) The love is wonderful feeling.
3) The pets are not allowed in this hotel.
4) The New York is in United States of the America.
5) The judge sent David to the prison for 20 years.
6) First World War was from 1914 until 1918.
7) There’s someone knocking at door.
8) Have you seen a new film at the Odeon Cinema? It’s worthwhile!
D) Look at the use of THE in these sentences. Divide them into 10 correct and 10
incorrect sentences
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1. He lived in US for ten years.

2. John has cut the leg and needs the stitches.
3. The camera I bought doesn’t work well.
4. William Wordsworth is famous for his poems about nature
5. It was first time I had crossed Equator.
6. This is only one left but you can have it.
7. Frank does a lot of work for the disabled.
8. I will be visiting the Netherlands next month.
9. Society does not care enough about old people.
10. This is the same film I saw last week.
11. The worst thing was not knowing exactly what had happened.
12. Harder we work, more money we make.
13. Smiths are coming for dinner tonight.
14. The airplane is one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century.
15. It’s very disappointing news but that’s the life.
16. Eating the chocolate always gives me pimples on my face.
17. What is on radio this evening?
18. John plays the football very well.
19. The furniture we bought looks nice.
20. He was sent to prison for life.
E) Justify the uses of the articles in these sentences
1. I usually go to Ф bed at about 10 to get a good night sleep.

2. The Minister of justice visited the prison yesterday.
3. Simon was the last person to arrive.
4. Ф Teenagers usually like playing Ф video games.
5. Ф Lunch is one of the most important meals of the day.
6. I’d like to visit Ф Paris.
7. Today I had a sandwich at the office canteen.
8. The Royal Cinema is opposite the police station.
9. Could you lend me a dollar to buy a can of Coke please?
10. The harder you work, the better grades you’ll get.
11. I like watching the moon at Ф night.
12. The local government is planning to help the unemployed.
13. Thanks for the mail you sent me.
14. The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.
F) Insert THE where necessary. Rewrite the sentences
1- Excuse me, can you tell me time, please?

2- What’s name of nearest cinema?
3- We went to theatre last night. Unfortunately, we were late so we missed the
beginning of play.
4- Weather in north of Scotland will get worse on Friday. At weekend temperature will
be 3 degrees and there will be snow during night.
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5- I read in webpage you gave me that Mount Everest in Himalayas is highest
mountain in world.
6- I was thinking of girls we met in street when we were going to a party in house
next to restaurant where Michael works. One came from Republic of Ireland. We
invited them to party but they coudln’t go because they were flying to United
States following day.
TENSES REVIEW
Sentence Transformation Quiz
1- This will be my student's first performance in Canada.

My students
______________________________________________________________________
2- This course will take us six months to complete.

In six months the course __________________________________________________
3- There will be someone to meet you on arrival.

When _________________________________________________________________
4- The number of people who understand his ideas exceeded his expectations.
More people ____________________________________________________________
5- The money didn't arrive for a month.

It was _________________________________________________________________
6- The last time I saw him was in 2001.

I haven't _______________________________________________________________
7- She'll have to make her presentation at the end of his speech.

The moment he _________________________________________________________
8- Sharon will finish her exams. Then she will have more free time.
Once __________________________________________________________________
9- Quite a few DVDs are missing from the shelves.

Several DVDs __________________________________________________________
10- Peter wasn't always so moody.
Peter didn't _____________________________________________________________
11- I haven't seen Tom for ages. (since)
It's been a long time ______________________________________________________
12- Yesterday evening, they were still playing tennis after three hours. (been)
They______________________________________________________for three hours.

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Grammar II

Prof. Carolina Raso

1) Jim is a very good pianist.

B) Complete with the correct article where necessary

C) Correct the mistakes and explain your choices

1) Have you ever visited United Kingdom?

1. He lived in US for ten years.

E) Justify the uses of the articles in these sentences

1. I usually go to Ф bed at about 10 to get a good night sleep.

F) Insert THE where necessary. Rewrite the sentences

1- Excuse me, can you tell me time, please?

Sentence Transformation Quiz

1- This will be my student's first performance in Canada.

2- This course will take us six months to complete.

3- There will be someone to meet you on arrival.

5- The money didn't arrive for a month.

6- The last time I saw him was in 2001.

7- She'll have to make her presentation at the end of his speech.

9- Quite a few DVDs are missing from the shelves.

10- Peter wasn't always so moody.

Peter didn't _____________________________________________________________

11- I haven't seen Tom for ages. (since)

It's been a long time ______________________________________________________

They______________________________________________________for three hours.

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